Alumni Wins Women Who Empower Innovator Award
Julieta Moradei, E’16, civil engineering, was one of the innovator fellows who was awarded the 2025 Women Who Empower Innovator Award.
This article originally appeared on Northeastern Global News. It was published by David Nordman. Main photo: Women Who Empower will honor 31 Northeastern students, graduates and affiliated entrepreneurs in 2025.
Northeastern announces 2025 Women Who Empower Innovator Awards winners and new fellowship, follow-on fund
Thirty-one Northeastern students, graduates and affiliated entrepreneurs have been selected as recipients of the university’s 2025 Women Who Empower Innovator Awards.
The Innovator Awards recognize individuals seeking to make an impact with ventures across fields including health, technology, sustainability and social innovation.
What sets these awards apart is their focus on the person behind the innovation — funding goes directly to the entrepreneur, not the enterprise. This approach invests in emerging leaders while connecting them to a powerful support network designed to amplify their success.
Now in its fifth year, the initiative has invested more than $1.8 million in funding to members of Northeastern’s entrepreneurial community as they build and advance their endeavors. To commemorate the milestone anniversary, the program is expanding to provide long-term support for awardees through a new fellowship program for the top honorees and a follow-along fund for past recipients.
“Every year, our remarkable students and alumni remind me why we started this program, and why it’s critical we continue to enhance it,” says Diane Nishigaya MacGillivray, Northeastern’s senior vice president for university advancement and founder of Women Who Empower. “Behind each of their bold ideas is a story of purpose, courage, and creativity that deserves to be celebrated and shared. We are excited to support them and amplify their work, knowing their shared commitment to impact creates ripple effects that extend beyond our community to communities across the globe.”
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